5-PS1-1.1: Disappearing Sugar
5-PS1-1.1: Disappearing Sugar
Disappearing Sugar involves the behavior of sugar crystals when stirred into water. You can use this phenomenon to create an engaging, student-centered exploration of the particle nature of matter.
The resource includes a text file with suggestions for classroom use and some alignment information. There is also a PowerPoint with a supporting video.
Alignment: 5-PS1-1
DCI: PS1.A (Structure and Properties of Matter): Matter of any type can be subdivided into particles that are too small to see, but even then the matter still exists and can be detected by other means.
SEP: Developing and Using Models (Use models to describe phenomena)
CCC: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity (Natural objects exist from the very small to the immensely large)
Model; physical model; water; sugar
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